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I would also like to suggest that whichever way the Native Americans pronounce(d)the name would most likely be the correct way.
Great idea. But... there are almost as many words and pronunciations for coyote as there are Native American languages, though some languages may share the word. That would probably be several hundred Native American words for coyote. One sample from Native Americans would be the Okanagan word for coyote: sin'klip. There are several spelling variations to stab at the pronunciation which cannot be expressed by the English alphabet, nor by English language sounds.
So alas, the Native American solution has more problems and competitors than our current crop of coyote, coyotee, kiyute, song dog, sage puppy, yodel dog, brush wolf, dog, etc.
Good grief, talk about an example of speaking before the brain has been fully engaged on my part /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif...maybe if I had thought about that one for a minute before saying it, I'd have considered the fact that not all Native Americans speak with the same language. I'm truly embarrassed /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif
